Table 1.
Characteristics of MRSA and MSSA isolates harboring the ACME, eta and etb genes (spa and mec typing retrieved from Tokajian et al. [19]).
| No. of isolates | MRSA/MSSA (SCC mec subtype)a | spa typeb | Toxins (ETA and ETB)c |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | MRSA (IVc) | t044 | ETA |
| 1 | MRSA (IVc) | t032 | ETA, ETB |
| 1 | MRSA (III) | t021 | ETA |
| 1 | MRSA (IVc) | t037 | ETA |
| 1 | MRSA (IVc) | t008 | ETA |
| 1 | MSSA | t937 | ACME |
| 1 | MSSA | t1439 | ETA |
| 1 | MSSA | t2179 | ETA |
| 1 | MRSA (IVc) | t304 | ETA |
| 1 | MRSA (II) | t002 | ETA |
| 1 | MSSA | t729 | ETB |
| 1 | MRSA (IVc) | t3468 | ETB |
| 1 | MRSA (IVc) | t537 | ETA, ETB |
| 1 | MSSA | t159 | ETA, ETB |
| 1 | MSSA | t209 | ETA |
| 1 | MSSA | t1515 | ETB |
a MRSA: methicilin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, MSSA: Methicilin Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, SCCmec: staphylococcal cassette mec
b spa: Staphylococcus aureus Protein A
cETA: exfoliative toxin A; ETB: exfoliative toxin B.